mickeyc said:
it is the april fools joke...they do one every year, it didn't take me 5 seconds to realize this was it for this year
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it is the april fools joke...they do one every year, it didn't take me 5 seconds to realize this was it for this year
I knew it was a fake instantly because the Apple logo is from the late 90's, right?
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tYNS said:
[from that linked article above]
"...experience working with embedded systems", "ARM7 RISC processor experience..."
The job listing was posted on Feb 17, 2005."
Hehehe... "RISC processor experience."
DOH! We've gone x86 [and soon x64]!!!
mickeyc said:
Hunts121 said:
Yup. It also didn't take me but a few seconds to read the first post which states:
"EGM reportedly posts April Fools articles in their April magazine issues, which this is felt to be:"
and from the article's author's quote:
"Thanks to the many readers who have written in to fill me in on some of EGM’s past April Fool’s Day plants."
Come on people, at least try to read through the first post.
If it's in the April edition and the April edition is released in March (that's how it works in the UK) then this is not a suitable format for playing an April fools day prank.
April fools day pranks MUST not be pulled before the day or after midday.
As I said earlier, this really winds me up. It's in the same league of annoyances as people that say it's their birthday today, when actually their birthday is 2/3 days away but they're claiming it's today because they have friends around them. Or people that say they're 23 when they're actually 22 and 8 months (like it's ok to round up!)
April fools day pranks MUST not be pulled before the day or after midday.
As I said earlier, this really winds me up. It's in the same league of annoyances as people that say it's their birthday today, when actually their birthday is 2/3 days away but they're claiming it's today because they have friends around them. Or people that say they're 23 when they're actually 22 and 8 months (like it's ok to round up!)
That's "ARM RISC processor experience". ARM processors are typically found in PDAs and are unrelated to Apple's switch to Intel.InTheBand said:
Yes this is a fake, but the idea seems like it might be a good one. Even if they didn't start out with a portable device, but a regular console. If Apple pulled it off, just think about how Bill would feel. However, maybe it would be wasted money for Apple, but as someone else said, never say never when it comes to Apple.
73% of the folks in this discussion have a deficient sense of humor. I thought this was a terrific satire of the preoccupation of the entire known universe with the iPod and Apple product design. Poo on you all.
Way too funny.
Some people get so up-in-arms over April Fools.
I've been getting EGM for about 7 years, and they've been doing the April Fool thing for at least 4-5 years.
When I first saw the iGame, it actually took me about 6.2 seconds to go "WTF?... Oh, must be the April issue. Ha ha. Next." If I was not such a die-hard Apple-rumormonger I probably would have fell for it.
One EGM April Fool joke put a "secret code" in where you could play the volleyball girls from Dead or Alive with no bathing suits on.
Another was the Zelda Twilight Princess gag, which someone else already mentioned.
I think the first one I fell for a while back was a hybrid Nintendo system that could play all your old NES, Super NES, and Game Boy games on. I think I spent a better part of a day looking for it online. I was so mad then.
People only get mad when they fall for it. There's no more need for speculation folks.
I will have to laugh at all the people who don't follow rumors like we do, and WILL fall for it until the revealing of the joke in the next issue. Great stuff.
Some people get so up-in-arms over April Fools.
I've been getting EGM for about 7 years, and they've been doing the April Fool thing for at least 4-5 years.
When I first saw the iGame, it actually took me about 6.2 seconds to go "WTF?... Oh, must be the April issue. Ha ha. Next." If I was not such a die-hard Apple-rumormonger I probably would have fell for it.
One EGM April Fool joke put a "secret code" in where you could play the volleyball girls from Dead or Alive with no bathing suits on.
Another was the Zelda Twilight Princess gag, which someone else already mentioned.
I think the first one I fell for a while back was a hybrid Nintendo system that could play all your old NES, Super NES, and Game Boy games on. I think I spent a better part of a day looking for it online. I was so mad then.
People only get mad when they fall for it. There's no more need for speculation folks.
I will have to laugh at all the people who don't follow rumors like we do, and WILL fall for it until the revealing of the joke in the next issue. Great stuff.
puckhead193 said:
Not necessary. Have a look at the Nintendo DS lite. Goes very well with the iBook ;-)
I can't beleive that you guys are getting so worked up over an April Fool's joke. IT'S JUST A JOKE! It did take me a couple of seconds to realise that when I was reading the magazine. But they always give subtle hints to make you know that it is not true. if you look at the screen shot of iTunes, look at the games. There is a game called Oprah Chronicles under simulations.
haha, i hav a subscription to EGM and i hav 2 say, this could be one of their most shameless, hilarious looking editorials yet. i doubt this is an april fools joke, but just them building their "dream portable". usually the jokes are less obvious and take a month or so for people to actually test and find.
How about something like this?
2 duel core Intel processors
-MacStack make the new Mac Mini 2x higher; fan system like G5 (wind tunnel) one quad core processor stacked on top of another.
SLi graphic interface
Blu-ray disks, DVD, CD etc.
10,000 rpm GB HDD
HDMI output
Optical Audio out
Upgradeable ram
Wireless w/ gigabit network for downloading games off of iTunes (remember that Sega online service thing ?)
System boots to Front Row; load the game, internet, music, photos, movies, etc.
Wireless mouse and keyboard, along with game controller through new Bluetooth Front Row receiver.
2 duel core Intel processors
-MacStack make the new Mac Mini 2x higher; fan system like G5 (wind tunnel) one quad core processor stacked on top of another.
SLi graphic interface
Blu-ray disks, DVD, CD etc.
10,000 rpm GB HDD
HDMI output
Optical Audio out
Upgradeable ram
Wireless w/ gigabit network for downloading games off of iTunes (remember that Sega online service thing ?)
System boots to Front Row; load the game, internet, music, photos, movies, etc.
Wireless mouse and keyboard, along with game controller through new Bluetooth Front Row receiver.